A 30-old-man who allegedly attempted disarming a policewoman of her gun has been arrested by the police in Accra. Seyram Tony Adonu is in the custody of the police assisting in investigations, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Accra Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO), disclosed this to the Ghanaian …

President Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country. According to the president, the greatest investment to make in a country is to invest in it’s people, therefore, he intends to do so by investing in the education of the people. “What I’ve realised is …

Twelve people, including nine of the nurses who recently arrived in Barbados from Ghana, have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests conducted on Friday by the Best Dos-Santos Public health Laboratory. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George made the announcement during a live media conference on CBC TV yesterday afternoon. …

The Ghana Education Service and the West African Examination Council in different releases have denied reports that the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science Paper 1 and 2 scheduled to be taken on Monday, August 3, 2020 has been leaked. In its release, WAEC while allying the fears of students and other …

Professor Rita Akosua Dickson has officially taken over as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She takes over from Professor Kwasi Obiri Danso whose tenure of office came to an end on Friday, July 31, 2020. Prof. Rita Dickson, until her appointment was the …

A 32-year-old woman is in the grips of the police for mercilessly assaulting her 13-years-old son with a spatula till he collapsed at Gomoa Fetteh Kakraba in the Central Region. The woman’s action comes after a supposed man of God pronounced the boy a wizard. Madam Juliana Arthur reports say …

Less than 72 hours to the start of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE), there are suspicions that the questions have been leaked. A sample of the Integrated Science paper which is scheduled to be written on Monday, August 3, 2020, has surfaced on social media. A post sighted on …

A 49-year-old man, Eric Richard Ashie has been remanded into police custody by the Sowutuom Magistrate Court for shooting and injuring three persons during a funeral ceremony at Joma, in the Ga West District. The victims of the shooting incident are Kamal Nurideen, 13, who sustained a bullet wound to …

The woman who was seen in images and viral video allegedly whipping the 90-year-old woman to her death at Kafaba in the Savanna region has been arrested. The suspect, whose name is yet to be disclosed, was arrested at Abrumase by the Police surveillance team. Her arrest brings to six …

Ghana has recorded seven more COVID-19 deaths as the death toll now stands at 182 from 175, according to the Ghana Health Service. The active cases of the virus stand at 3,223 with 32,090 persons recovered or discharged. The total number of cases stand at 35,501 after 359 new cases …

A mother said to be finding difficulties in raising her two children has allegedly poisoned them at Tema New Town in the Greater Accra region. The incident, which happened on Thursday, has resulted in the death of the two children, reports Graphic Online’s Benjamin Xornam Glover. The suspect, Abigail Agbubla …

A second-year gold-track student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has died during exams. The female student collapsed while writing Literature in English WASSCE Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to the St. Joseph Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Starr News has gathered that the General …

The family of a man who committed suicide at North Suntreso in Kumasi has denied that their late relative had funds locked up in defunct Menzgold. On Monday the relatives of the late 26-year-old woke up to find the lifeless body of Taddy Mensah hanging on a sponge at the …

A young man identified as Kofi Acquah but known to those in his area as Labista, has been murdered in cold blood by thugs allegedly hired by his teenage brother. The incident occurred at Akokoamong, a town near Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti region. Reports indicate the suspect, named Owura, …

The importance and usefulness of herbal medicines haven’t been more profound than this period of the global health crisis. In an era where the strength of one’s immune system holds the key to the person’s survival, the patronage of herbal medicine has witnessed a dramatic rise. In Ghana, health experts …

A 33-year old disabled man is in the cells of the Sege District Police for possessing 107 wrapped substance suspected to be Indian hemp aka ‘wee’. The suspect, Jerry Sheriff, a motorbike mechanic was arrested in a targeted swoop conducted by the police. Deputy Superintendent of Police George Aboagye, Commander …

The Ghana Police Service said on Wednesday it is investigating a viral video of a man brandishing a gun at one of its personnel at a registration center in the Ashanti Region. The incident, which occurred on Monday at Aboabo in the Asawase Constituency captures the man in a heated verbal exchange …

Three members of a robbery gang who attempted to rob the branch of an old generation bank in Okeho, Oyo State  were today Wednesday, July 29, were set ablaze by a mob. A statement from the spokesperson of the police command, Gbenga Fadeyi, says the robbers who rode in an …

A pickpocket jumped into the Odaw river at Kwame Nkrumah Circle to avoid being beaten by people after snatching a bag from a lady. The robber after snatching the purse passed it over to his associate who then ran off with the bag containing a mobile phone, money, and other …

Students of Kpandai senior high school (SHS) have clashed with school authorities and the District Police Command after the school’s Headmaster, Mugisu Abubakari confiscated over 100 phones of some students. Adom News’ Job Odehyeba Owusu who was at the scene said the headmaster initially asked the students to voluntarily hand …

Five suspects in the murder of the 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region have surrendered themselves to the Police, Starr News has gathered. It comes after the chief of the town was picked up by police over the gruesome killing. Madam Akua Denteh …

Two Fulani herdsmen at Adaklu-Alavanyo who allegedly abducted two brothers, aged 12 and 13, and later called their father, a cattle rancher, to demand a ransom of GH¢100, 000 from him, are helping the police in their investigations. They are Sambo Mohamed Sawuna, 22, and Bubey Sidor, 25. Two others, …

The Chief of Kafaba in the East Gonja municipality of the Savanna Region has been arrested by the regional police command in connection with the lynching of a 90-year-old woman a few days ago. The police told journalists that the chief is being held at Damongo, the regional capital. He …

Five persons who tied another man with a rope and tried to lynch him at Twenedaso, near Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District, have been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Adama Ali 52, Haruna Ali 52, Kofi Daniel 45, Godwin Lare 48, all farmers and Haruna …

Police in Effiduase in the Eastern Region are investigating a suicide incident involving a nine-year-old boy. The deceased, Frimpong Adjei, was found hanging on a green nylon sponge tied around the neck to a crossbar in a room of a house in Asokore, a suburb of New Juaben North at …

A security man in his 60s, Moses Buer, was on Sunday July 26, found dead at the Wabco Gas filing station by unknown assailants at Sege, Ada West District, Greater Accra Region. According to the Police, he was found lying facedown with his hands tied to his back as well …

The Imo State police command has arrested a man, Goodluck Ogbuji, 28 and his wife Benita Ogbuji, 26 for allegedly inflicting severe injuries on their eight old son for buying N100 worth of Akara (bean cake), instead of N50 in Umudagu Mbieri, Imo State. According to the Imo State police …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed the Police to as a matter of urgency solve the gruesome murder of Madam Akua Denteh, a frail 90-year-old woman, accused of practising witchcraft. He emphasized the urgent need for the Police to immediately bring to book perpetrators of the heinous act to ensure that …

Emerging videos available show Assistant Headmaster of Ejisu Secondary -Technical School who detained two students overnight in his office may have been abusing students prior to the latest incident. Kofi Appiah had, on July 21, admitted to locking the students up for allegedly stealing an electric stabilizer. One of the …

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested the father of a four-year-old boy, for allegedly causing deep razor cuts on the boy’s right arm. Anthony Adjei, a resident of Weija was arrested by the Domestic Violence and Victim’s Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service for causing harm to …